Matthew Lentink
Aruban footballer (born 1993)
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Matthew Robert Lentink (born 18 August 1993) is an Aruban professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Goes and the Aruba national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Robert Lentink | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Oranjestad, Aruba | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Goes | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate Aruba | |||
| –2004 | Kloetinge | ||
| 2004–2010 | RBC Roosendaal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | RBC Roosendaal | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | VV Goes | ||
| 2014–2018 | Kloetinge | ||
| 2018–2019 | Zeelandia | ||
| 2019–2020 | Vlissingen | ||
| 2020– | Goes | 60 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Aruba | 22 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 August 2025 | |||
Club career
After his first senior club RBC Roosendaal filed for bankruptcy in June 2011, Lentink joined VV Goes competing in the Eerste Klasse.[2] He played there for three seasons, and went on a trial with professional club NAC Breda before signing with VV Kloetinge on 10 May 2014.[3] His spell at the club lasted four years, and he joined Zeelandia afterwards.[4][5] After one season there, a season followed at VC Vlissingen before Lentink decided to return to VV Goes.[6] There, he was part of a historic KNVB Cup fixture against ODIN '59 in October 2020, beating the record for most penalty kicks taken in a competitive game in Zeeland ever, with 34.[7] The former record was held by DOSKO and VV Terneuzen, who kicked 30 penalties in 2000 before a winner was found.[8]